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Sanctum are new to the music industry however this hasn't stopped them from already winning an Grammy award for best rock album of the year! Ever since their album, unleashing chaos, was released they were racing their way to the top of the music industry. After a few months on tour with Fallon in the USA Sanctums finally back in the UK! And Mosh just had to catch up with lead vocalist and screamer Learna Gibbins. So here we are with the most talked about band this year…

Mosh: You’re quite new to the music industry. How has this whole experience been for you?

Learna: It’s been crazy! I never expected anything like this to happen to me, I had doubts about the band succeeding from the very beginning, its been a bit of a shock to all of us! I can’t explain how amazing this whole experience has been for all of us.

Mosh: Your album unleashing chaos is very dark and has very meaningful lyrics, did anything influence this choice?
Learna: Yes, It was made for one of my close friends at school. He was always a good kid until he started mixing with the wrong people and although he never admitted it at the time he was peer pressured into meeting their expectations. He started taking drugs and shortly got addicted to them leading him into crime. They started to steal and got involved with gangs until there was a shooting and he was arrested. I wanted to make this album to send out a message to everyone going through the same thing he did.

Mosh: So, we understand you had an accident while you were on tour, what happened?
Learna: Oh god (starts to laugh) I knew this would pop up at some point. It was while we were in New York the crowd there were amazing! So, I was drinking quite a lot around the time and started to act stupid and climbed up some scaffolding and slipped and ended up breaking a few ribs. I had to postpone a few gigs so I could recover; I was horrible having to let everyone down over my stupid actions. I’m certainly going to think twice before I do something like that again.  Nobody seems to let me forget about it.

Mosh: You mentioned you were drinking a lot around that time, care to explain?

Learna: Well, It was when we were first getting noticed by fans, the fame kind of got to my head. I started going out partying every night. At first it was harmless but I started to get addicted to drinking to the point I started to drink all throughout the day, every day. I was out of control and I was literally unleashing chaos! I started to treat everyone around me very bad, but luckily my fans, family and band members stuck by me the whole time and helped me recover. I have no idea where I would be now if it wasn't for them. I am so ashamed of how badly I behaved back then. I went against all my beliefs and the message I was trying to send out with the album, but I have been sober for six months now and I hope my fans will learn from my own mistakes. From now on my main aim is to become a better role model. Everyone makes mistakes but you learn from them and move on. 

Mosh: We are glad you’ve recovered now, what would be your advice to those going through the same thing you did?

Learna: I would say quitting drinking is really hard! Don't go through it on your own; tell your family or someone close to you, they can help you! Seeking professional advices helps a lot and most importantly have faith in yourself, anyone can do it with the right determination and if you really believe in yourself.

                                                                                                  

Mosh: We heard you’re working on a new album; will there be any surprises in store for us?
Learna: Well I don’t want to give away too much but we have tried experimenting with adding some different sounds like dubstep. We’ve been working with Skrillex a lot recently which has been a great experience, we are all glad with what we have accomplished so far.

Mosh: Other than the new album, what are your plans for the future? 
Learna: well... we have a single coming out next Thursday to give our fans a sneak peek of our album we are working on then we are going on tour with architects which I’m over the moon about!  I have been listening to them ever since I was a child and have influenced me starting my own band. We are hoping on doing a few festivals in the UK also so keep a look out!

Mosh: What other bands have influenced you besides Architects?

Learna: There are so many! I listen to loads of different bands and all have made me want to create my own music in different ways. If I had to choose the top band I would have to say Archenemy because if it wasn’t for Angela Gossow I would have never expected girls can scream and would have never tried it myself and the screaming plays a big part to our sound.

Mosh: At what age did you start making your own music?

Learna: I started to learn how to play instruments at quite a young age, around five years old I’d say. My dad was in a small band so he taught me to play guitar and piano. It wasn’t till I was fourteen years old I started to make my own songs. My dad would let me tour with him during my school holidays and it was around this time I decided I wanted to pursue it as a career. I didn’t get serious about my music until I left school and studied music in college, this is where I met my band members and started screaming.